NASA will be broadcasting live as a total solar eclipse moves across North America today (April 8, 2024) traveling through Mexico, across the United States from Texas to Maine, and out across Canada’s Atlantic coast (link below).
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“We know nothing hits the spot quite like a fresh, melt-in-your-mouth doughnut paired with your go-to McCafé order…and today, McDonald’s and Krispy Kreme have a sweet update for doughnut fans everywhere.” Krispy Kreme has recently announced that it will be providing fresh doughnuts daily at McDonald’s restaurants nationwide; Phased rollout will begin in 2H 2024 with nationwide availability expected by the end of 2026. Krispy Kreme has one standalone location in Montgomery County, in Rockville’s Fallsgrove Village Center. McDonald’s has dozens of locations across the county, with an estimated 284 locations across the state of Maryland.
On Saturday we let you know that Outback Steakhouse closed its Germantown location after more than 30 years in business. The closure is part of parent company Bloomin’ Brands decision to close 41 restaurants across its portfolio that also includes nearby closures of Bonefish in Ashburn, VA and Carrabba’s in Reston, VA.
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Thai Union Group PCL has an announced its intention to pursue an exit of its investment in Red Lobster. has two Montgomery County locations- Gaithersburg and Silver Spring. There is no current plan to close either restaurant.
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WalletHub, the personal finance website, recently compared more than 500 of the largest cities in the U.S. and ranked them based on three key indicators of ethnic diversity, including ethnicity and race, language, and birthplace.
McLean-based Capital One Financial Corporation and Discover Financial Services today announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement under which Capital One will acquire Discover in an all-stock transaction valued at $35.3 billion.
As of Monday, February 12th, U.S. Customs and Border Protection and Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority have started offering interviews to conditionally approved Global Entry applicants departing the United States from Washington Dulles International Airport.
Brian Fleury, a 1997 state championship winning quarterback at Seneca Valley, is in his fifth season with the San Francisco 49ers and second season as the team’s tight end coach. This is the second time he will be going to the Super Bowl as a member of the 49ers staff (see our post from 2020 below).
Following his graduation from Seneca Valley, Fleury began his collegiate career at Maryland before transferring to Towson, where he played quarterback for four years (1999-2002) and earned a degree in sports management from the school in 2002. He and his wife, Natasha, have one daughter, Nadia.
“I’m so excited to share my first player edition shoe with Jordan Brand – the Air Jordan 38 Low “Cherry Blossom.” It’s an absolute honor to be the first Jordan Brand NIL athlete to receive a PE. Shout out to The District, my hometown!!” -Kiki Rice
Maryland Secretary of State Susan C. Lee wrote a letter to state election officials stating that former President Donald Trump will join Nikki Haley on the Republican primary ballot on May 14th for the 2024 Presidential election in the state of Maryland.
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Montgomery County was featured in the Weekend Update segment of Saturday Night Live last night, with the hosts poking fun at the crash through the Bethesda Whole Foods that occurred last week.